Municipal Finances to Get State Look

By

Erica Orden

April 24, 2013 12:13 a.m. ET

ALBANY—Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to propose a task force to restructure municipalities' finances as part of an initiative to address the difficulties of local governments, many of them in parts of the state where he has been accused of abandoning weak economies.

The task force would look at a range of measures, including the consolidation or merger of municipal services, such as fire and police departments, on a regional level.